It is hogwash that people say she looks tedious.No one on the red carpet came up with the innovation like her. They all wore dresses in the same old style.But when she walked up, she immediately became the limelight due to this fresh look and the new concept. I love her hairdo.

Although am not a huge fan of the print of the gown..But,I still gotta give major props to her for always wearing a traditional wear… on her first red carpet walk at cannes…and also making each and every look of hers ENTIRELY different from one another.

it’s only bcs of the angle! her hairdo is typical for ancient chinese women, and so does her gown, the whole idea is from Tang Dynasty. i found some pics from a chinese blogger and it looks much better, according to that blogger the name of the gown is “唐代仕女瓷瓶裙” http://ww3.sinaimg.cn/large/4a966cefgw1dt0ouf95nlj.jpg

Fan’s hairdo comes from some ancient painting in Tang dynasty from 1300 yrs ago.
I admire her courage to add traditional element to her look but the hair looks far more acceptive in the painting rather than real life.
……..Although I have deep passion for Chinese art, this does shock me,not in a good way. Fan you scared me.
still good to see her lost a few pounds.

a royal look. the idea comes from the Tang dynasty, which is the golden age of Chinese history. Actually she’s about to play the most beautiful Chinese woman in a film back to the Tang dynasty, which i guess is one of the reasons why she chose this look. btw, the designer of the gown as well as her stylist is her best friend. of course she’d always do the “got ur back” thing.

Her gown is meant to resemble the ancient Chinese paintings. The floral motif is common amongst those paintings and image of the people are meant to tell a story. I’m not sure if it is suppose to be a specific painting though.

Read about her didnt bring any gown to Cannes when she landed, she was going to pick one from the local boutiques. Apparently, the gown hunt was not that successful but we got to see this gorgeous gown which is even better!

I LOVE the embroideries on the gown!
The inspiration came from colourful Chinese vases made in the late Qing Dynasty.
If you look closer, it has embroideries of women on the lower part of the gown, which are the traditional Four Beauties in Chinese History,
wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Beauties

As for the hair, I do believe it is the traditional hair style back in Tang Dynasty. but Dont quote me on this! Lols

It is also a refreshing colour! the past two, yellow and red, are usually associated with the Royals, but this is just stunning, including the contrast with the bright coral lippie!

Gahh. This is fantastic. I’m not the biggest fan of Fan Bing Bing’s at all, but I am a sucker for cultural dresses, and I love that she wanted to bring a piece of her heritage to the red carpet, and did so while staying fresh and modern.

I am loving this look from head to toe and I especially love the fact that Miss Bingbing is not shying away from showing off her cultural identity (I’m asian as well!). I know that her hairstyle or embroidered dress may not rock some peoples’ boats, but for once it is nice to see celebrities appreciating their cultural backgrounds. Western style of dressing and hairstyle isn’t the only option. Marcel waves is an example of a hairstyle which people appreciate simply because it is more famous and acceptable, not to mention ‘western’. I hope people understand what I’m trying to say

Thank you FC for always featuring Fan Bingbing at the first instant! I love her for always bringing such excitement and surprise onto the red carpet.

As for the dress, the bordering patterns of her gown resembles the intricate designs of the chinese porcelain. As for the female figures at the bottom, they are the legendary “four beauties” of the Chinese history.

She looks lovely and I love the dress and the hair. She was going for a artistic portrayal and she did it to perfection. ANd I seriously LOVE that she brings it on the carpet everytime and put chinese art and fashion in the spotlight everytime. I wish Indian actresses would do the same. Sabyasachi is Elie Saab’s Indian twin. Always embellished. Gorgeous but still, there is so much more to Indian fashion.

Every single year I ook forward to teh Fan Bingbing Cannes gown, adn she didn’t diappoint. Nothing will top teh dragon dress of 2010, btu she looks gorgeous. I didn’t like teh ahir at all, which is what ruined last year for me too, until I read the explanation. The gown is so beautiful and interesting but yet elegant at the same time. I love Fan when seh si liek this, charismatic and elegant but neither deja vu princessy nor gimmicky.

While this may or may not be my best dressed of the day, I do love and embrace the theatrical boldness of it! I also love reading the explanatory comments, it makes me appreciate it all so much more This is the red carpet made less one dimensional, something more than the strictly westernized ideal of beauty – lovely.

ADORE. SO glad to see her–she gives me chills with her unbeatably beautiful and individualistic sense of style. I love how she goes for a traditional look on the first day, generally. The hair would not usually get a pass, but given the historical significance I think it’s a great choice. The dress is gorgeous, and she wears it so well. BDOTD!!!!

She looks pretty, love her makeup, earrings and clutch, witch works so well with her gown.
But there’s two things that I don’t like about the look, first is her HAIR. Even though I know it’s a symbol of ancient Chinese women, but seems like she is trying too hard on this “ancient style”.
Second, besides the color and print, I don’t find any difference between this dress and the crane dress she wore last year. It’s like two same dress with different color/print.
Hopefully we can see her in different great looks the next few days. ex. the Atelier Versace violet gown last year was stunning.

I was kinda expecting her to wear an Elie Saab gown. I think she looks pretty. See I told you, L’Oreal is going to be using pop makeup on their ambassadors. Loving the bright orange lip color. Hairstyle, don’t quite understand.

OMG! Love the dress sooooooo much! Wish I could afford to purchase this dress. It is amazing. She wears it well. There is no other that can follow this look. Being of part Chinese, I am so proud of the look. Her hair is amazing, just the way it is worn traditionally. No American actress or model can come this close to perfection in my eyes.

I appreciate the whole dressing… it reminded me of some ancient costume styles of e.g maids of honor in those Chinese TV series. My mom used to watch them, I still remembered the palace filled with TOO MUCH INTRIGUE between women sharing one husband…

This is beautiful! I love to see her embrace the Asian/Chinese culture the way that she does. Like her sensational gown at the 2010 Cannes. I really don’t think she can top that gown but I’ll die if she does!